Joika ili Amerikanka upisala je baletsku akademiju u Moskvi kako bi postala primabalerina u Boljšoj teatru. Međutim, niko joj nije rekao da selekcija u Rusiji nije kao u Americi, gde pobedi najbolji, već onaj ko je politički inteligentniji.

Drama inspirisana istinitim događajima smeštena je negde u drugoj deceniji 21. veka. Pored toga što glavna junakinja vodi borbu sa političko-društvenim uređenjem ruskog društva, ona ujedno mora da se bori da ne proda dušu đavolu (ipak je malo prodala) i svoje telo sponzoru.

Jedina mana filma jeste što nije dovoljno naglašeno da je Joy Womack (rođena 1994.) otišla u Moskvu sa samo 15 godina. Dok gledate film, stičete utisak da je starija, ali jasno isticanje činjenice da je prošla kroz sve teškoće kao srednjoškolka u stranoj zemlji, bez ikoga svog, ostavilo bi mnogo jači i dublji utisak na gledaoca.

An American girl, Joika, enrolled in a ballet academy in Moscow to become a prima ballerina at the Bolshoi Theatre. However, no one told her that the selection process in Russia is not like in America, where the best one wins, but rather the one who is more politically savvy.

The drama, inspired by true events, is set somewhere in the second decade of the 21st century. In addition to the protagonist’s struggle against the political and social system of Russian society, she must also fight not to sell her soul to the devil (though she did sell a little of it) and her body to a sponsor.

The only flaw in the film is that it doesn’t emphasize enough that Joy Womack (born in 1994) went to Moscow at just 15 years old. While watching the film, you get the impression that she is older. Clearly highlighting the fact that she went through all these hardships as a high schooler in a foreign country, without anyone of her own, would have left a much stronger and deeper impression on the audience.